Binder



(No Model.) H. N. MUSSER.

BINDER.

Patented MayBO, 1893.

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.UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY N. MUSSER, or BLAOHLEYSVILLE, onto.

BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,481, dated May 30, 1893.

' I Applloationfiled October 19,1392. fierial No. 449,410. 1 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it-known that I, HENRY N. MUSSER, of Blachleysville, in the county of Wayne, in the State of Ohio, have invented new and usefulImprovernents in Binders, of which the fo1 lowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description. 7

My invention relates to. a device, as a new article of manufacture, for binding stouts or shocks of grain. I

My object is to produce, as a new article of manufacture, asimple and convenient binder for quickly and easily binding bundles or grain; cheap and durable and of great utility.

My invention consists in the several novel features of construction and operation hereinafter described and which are specifically set forth'in'the claims hereto annexed. It is constructed as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, is a side view of a stout of corn, bound with my improved binder. Fig. 2, is a view of the binder complete in the position it assumes ready to be secured to a stout. Fig. 3, is a viewof the ends of the cord, one of which is secured permanently and the other detachably to the ends of the hook. Fig. 4 is a view of the hook, detached.

A, is a hook provided at one end with an eye -1, to which is secured a rope, cord, chain or like material B. The opposite end of the hook is bent first to form the loop -2-,

at substantially a right angle to the body of the hook, thence bent similarly to form the loop -3 directly opposite to it and at substantially a corresponding angle to the body, thence bent downwardly forming the arm 4- creating a V-shaped recess between it and the body of the hook.

My invention is operated as follows: The- ;free end of the cord -*B- is first passed around the stout until it meets substantially the eye where the opposite end is secured, the free end is then wound around and occupies the recess formed by the loops 2 and .3, as shown in the drawings, and thence j I it is passed obliquely orv transversely across to the V-shaped recess from the inside so that the free end will extend to the outside as shown in Fig. 3. Then the elasticity of the compressed bundle willforce it up tightly against the coils of cord a-.-, thereby securely securing it where itmay be readily detached when desired, by unwinding. It

V-shaped recess, it will also serve to retain it therein.

.WhatI claim as rn'yinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. A binder as a new articleof manufacture, comprising a hook, having an eye in one end, a cord secured therein,'and its freeend bent first to form loops, substantially at right angles to the body, thence bent downwardly forming a V-shaped recess, as set forth.

will be observed that when the free end of the cord is drawn tightly into the jaws of the 7 2. A book for a binder, having an eye at one end, and bent at its opposite end to form loops.

at substantially right angles to the body,

thence bent downwardly forming a V shaped 

